An internet user reported through the Info Viajera web portal the fraudulent search results that Google threw when searching for products related to cryptocurrenciesas can be read this April 3, 2022.
In the aforementioned post, The result of typing the keyword ‘Terra Station’, the official wallet of the Terra blockchain, is apparently generating some fraudulent URLs in the form of advertisements that use Phishing as a means of action.
In view of the great attention to which Terra is currently subjected for its development and performance, it is not surprising the malicious attack to which the less cautious could be exposed when browsing the Internet.
This, It is possible since the criminals study the cryptocurrency market and are based on the fury of the innovations that are on the market, paying the Google platform to be able to post the ads that are related to the innovation that is being presented in the market. crypto market.
This methodology is the way used to capture users who want to invest in a certain crypto project and thus be able to carry out their scam.
URL Phishing is a technique that consists of trying to deceive the user by making the URL of a malicious site appear to be that of a trustworthy site.adding a point or a letter in the URL, so that it resembles the original site, as the user denounces that they did it in this case with the Terra blockchain wallet.
In the post you can see the screenshots of the malicious method used this time by the criminals, where they request the keywords of the user’s wallet, in order to access the user’s funds and steal them.
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